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Dolphin Fall Sports Preview

Dana Hills High School teams gear up for new season, challenges S P O R T S / PAG E 1 5

The Dana Hills girls golf team benefitted from a productive offseason and is vying for a South Coast League title in 2014.

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Proposed Doheny Hotel Gets Last Chance at Approval EYE ON DP/PAGE 3

City Council Directs The Shea Center BBQ Staff to Study Possible and Family Faire Returns Skatepark Sites to San Juan Capistrano EYE ON DP/PAGE 3

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The Dana Point City Council gave developers of the proposed Doheny Hotel, shown here in a rendering, until the Oct. 7 meeting to return with a final proposal. Photo: Andrea Swayne

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Five things Dana Point should know this week Doheny Hotel Developers Given Last Chance THE LATEST: The Dana Point City Council, on Tuesday, voted 3-2 to reopen the public hearing on a proposed construction of a 248,850-square-foot hotel at the corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Dana Point Harbor Drive.

Hearing public concerns over the project’s height, density and traffic impacts, the Planning Commission denied the 250-room hotel in April. The developer, Beverly Hills Hospitality Group, appealed the decision to the City Council in May. On Tuesday they returned with modifications, including the removal of a floor from the previously five-story west wing which would reduce the height from 60.5 feet to 48.5 (the city’s height limit is 35 feet) and a reduction in conference and meeting room space. Their modified plan also included the use of green walls (outside walls covered with plants) to make the structure more visibly appealing, among other changes.

The developer said the changes would bring the hotel capacity from 250 down to 208 rooms, lessening the demand for parking. But councilmembers said it was not enough.

After a nearly four-hour hearing, with 43 members of the public speaking out nearly two to one against the project, the council voted to give the developer until the next scheduled City Council meeting to return with a final proposal, more closely matching city codes.

“This should be a drop dead date,” said Dana Point Times September 19-25, 2014

Mayor Pro Tem Steven Weinberg. “It’s not fair to keep putting the public and Planning Commission through this.”

A number of citizens speaking against the project argued that the proposal should instead be sent back to the Planning Commission.

WHAT’S NEXT: Council will consider the developer’s final proposal at their Oct. 7 meeting.—Andrea Swayne

More Venues for a Skatepark to be Considered THE LATEST: After discussion and public comments regarding a community movement aimed at getting a skatepark built in Dana Point, the City Council on Tuesday, directed staff to reach out to neighboring jurisdictions to examine possible non-cityowned sites.

The movement to get a skatepark gained steam after the dozens of supporters of the community organization Skatepark of Dana Point spoke at a council meeting in March. Then at the July 1 meeting, the council directed staff to prepare a report on the feasibility of building a skate park at possible sites in town.

The study concluded that construction of a basic 4,000-square foot park would cost around $150,000, or between $35 and $40 per square foot. Larger parks with concrete bowls and other elements average between 30,000 to 40,000 square feet at a total cost of $800,000 to $1,200,000.

The staff report also referred to a 2003 study that listed a skatepark low on the list of recreation facility needs.

Four members of the public spoke in favor of the skatepark, urging councilmembers to address the need for a safe place for kids to skate and panning the use of the “outdated” 2003 report. They also criticized the city’s reference to its parks as “passive” and stressed the need for “active” space for city youth. They also reminded councilmembers of skateboarding’s part in the city’s surf/skate history

and culture.

City Manager Doug Chotkevys said the city is essentially a built-out community with limited recreational facilities and directed staff to examine the feasibility of siting a skatepark on land owned by the city of San Juan Capistrano at the Lower Rosan property just south of Stonehill Drive, the South Coast Water District’s 30 acres, the Capistrano Unified School District bus barn area or Doheny State Beach.

Councilman Scott Schoeffel asked for a detailed analysis of what it actually takes to build and maintain a skatepark.

Mayor Pro Tem Steven Weinberg suggested a skatepark could be profitable enough to attract a private owner to build on private land.

Councilman Carlos Olvera quipped Doheny State Beach was given to the state by a private owner and the city could say, “All we want is 4,000 square feet of it back.”

WHAT’S NEXT: The item will be agendized at a future City Council meeting. The next meeting is set for Oct. 7 although it was not specified if this item will appear on that agenda.—AS

Drought Causes Groundwater Facility to Go Offline THE LATEST: Record drought conditions have forced the South Coast Water District to temporarily shut down the groundwater recovery facility in Dana Point.

The facility, which takes up groundwater from the San Juan basin, was taken offline Monday, Sept. 8, according to the agency, and will remain shut down for 45 to 60 days to allow underground reservoirs to recharge.

The district provides water and sewer services to 40,000 residents and 1,000 businesses in Dana Point and parts of Laguna Beach, San Clemente and San Juan Capistrano.

The state allows the district to draw 424 million gallons of water annually from the basin. The district had been extracting around 400 million gallons annually from a single well, according to a release.

WHAT’S NEXT: While the facility is offline, additional water will be purchased from the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California. Around 75 percent of the district’s supply is purchased and imported from MWDSC, with the remaining 15 percent coming from groundwater sources. – Brian Park

San Clemente Citizens Oppose Hospital Changes THE LATEST: San Clemente residents, including a number of doctors and other

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employees at Saddleback Memorial Medical Center told the San Clemente City Council Tuesday it needs to intervene and stop or delay a plan to replace the current hospital, including its emergency room, with an updated urgent care facility.

Saddleback announced last month that it was considering a plan to raze the current facility, located on Camino De Los Mares at the border between San Clemente and Dana Point, at the end of 2015 and then rebuild a new urgent care center with more capabilities than the current facility in early 2017. The current proposal includes the ultimate elimination of the emergency room.

Several employees said the proposal would put people at greater risk in emergency situations, par ticularly since the nearest emergency room facility was an approximately 15 minute drive away.

WHAT’S NEXT: Councilmembers asked Saddleback officials, as well as other stakeholders, such as the Orange County Fire Authority, which the city contracts with to occupy ambulances, be available at the next city council meeting, which will be held on Tuesday, Oct. 7.— Jim Shilander

Library Reopens THE LATEST: After being shuttered for renovation over the summer, the Dana Point Public Library had a soft reopening on Thursday, Sept. 18.

Closed June 30, the library underwent repairs to the skylights covering much of the interior space in both the children’s and adults’ areas, along with routine cleaning and maintenance, said Susan Pina, branch manager.

“Regular programs, such as children’s story times, are expected to resume shortly,” she said.

The skylight project was jointly funded by the County of Orange and the nonprofit Friends of the Dana Point Library, which raised $70,000 toward the approximately $178,000 project, according to county officials.

The new skylights were installed in order to improve the lighting and increase energy efficiency at the library.

WHAT’S NEXT: An official grand opening is in the works but no date has been set.

The Friends of the Library Bookstore was in the process of moving back in on Thursday and is expected to be open by the weekend.

FIND OUT MORE: Visit the library at 33841 Niguel Road in Dana Point, call 949.496.5517 or log on to www.ocpl.org/libloc/dana.—AS www.danapointtimes.com

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DP Sheriff’s Blotter COMPILED BY STEVE SOHANAKI

All information below is obtained from the Orange County Sheriff’s Department website. The calls represent what was told to the deputy in the field by the radio dispatcher. The true nature of an incident often differs from what is initially reported. No assumption of criminal guilt or affiliation should be drawn from the content of the information provided. An arrest doesn’t represent guilt. The items below are just a sampling of the entries listed on the OCSD website.

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Wednesday, September 17 DISTURBANCE Terrace Street, 0 Block (2:19 a.m.) A caller complained of an ongoing problem with loud TV in a nearby apartment. The caller couldn’t pinpoint which apartment was home was the culprit.

Tuesday, September 16 WELFARE CHECK Violet Lantern Street, 33700 Block (11:32 p.m.) A woman told police she was concerned for her elderly neighbor because his garage door had been open for hours.

WELFARE CHECK Palm Beach Court, 0 Block (8:51 p.m.) A caller said she couldn’t get a hold of her father and he had called earlier

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Calle Real, 26900 Block (2:54 p.m.) A caller reported that a neighbor was in the street, possibly on drugs, being loud and ranting.

The caller said the neighbor had been arrested before.

saying he was in a lot of pain.

DRUNK DRIVING Pacific Coast Highway/Amber Lantern Street (8:18 p.m.) A caller thought a woman in a white Volkswagen was drunk because she was having a “hard time maneuvering out of the parking lot.”

VANDALISM IN PROGRESS Violent Lantern Street/Cordova Drive (12:47 p.m.) A woman driving a minivan said a teenager threw things at her car and then left in a green Toyota Tundra.

WELFARE CHECK Mariana Drive, 33700 Block (7:29 p.m.) Police received a call that a small child was heard screaming and in “grave distress.” The call turned out to be a hoax. Police had responded to the same call two months earlier.

FOUND PROPERTY Palo Alto Street, 33200 Block (10:02 a.m.) A caller said they found a box in the street that has cremated remains in it and a certificate.

ASSIST OUTSIDE AGENCY Pacific Coast Highway/Del Obispo Street (7:17 p.m.) A dog was seen locked inside of a vehicle referred to by the caller as a “bro jeep” with the windows rolled up. Assistance from animal control requested.

DISTURBANCE Del Prado, 24700 Block (8:54 a.m.) A caller told police a group of people who worked in a nearby office was shouting racial slurs at him and his crew at the South Coast Water District.

DISTURBANCE Sandy Beach Plaza, 33200 Block (6:08 p.m.) A man told police his girlfriend tried running him over. He’s now walking home.

RECKLESS DRIVING Pacific Coast Highway/ Crown Valley Parkway (8:37 a.m.) An elderly woman driving a black Nissan was seen driving “all over the road,” drifting into opposite lanes and stopping at green lights.

WELFARE CHECK Terrace Lantern Street, 25000 Block (5:08 p.m.) A caller said she saw her neighbor standing out front naked when she went to get her mail.

Monday, September 15

DRUNK IN CAR Granada Drive/Pacific Coast Highway (3:46 p.m.) Two men were seen drinking in a car in a Starbucks parking lot.

SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCE Del Obispo Street, 34000 Block (8:27 p.m.) A caller told police there was a man trying to

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KEEP THE PEACE Calle Ramona, 34700 Block (7:31 a.m.) A man who was having work done on his residence said one of the workers started tearing down the work that was done because, according to him, his employer hadn’t paid him.

Sunday, September 14 SUSPICIOUS PERSON/CIRCUMSTANCES Domingo Avenue, 25900 Block (8:18 p.m.) A caller told police there were several homeless subjects drinking at the trash enclosure of the liquor store.

DISTURBANCE Pacific Coast Highway/Ritz Carlton Drive (4:15 p.m.) A man driving a black Infiniti got out of his car at a red light and spit on another car for honking at him.

DISTURBANCE Pacific Coast Highway, 34300 Block (1:27 p.m.) A man who appeared to be homeless with a skateboard, no shirt and tattoos was yelling and scaring customers outside of a Carl’s Jr.

Adopt a Marine Program Volunteers Sought

Volunteers Needed for Coastal Cleanup Day

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DISTURBANCE Silver Lantern Street, 33800 Block (6:14 p.m.) A woman said her neighbor tried hitting her with a leaf blower and is currently in the garage trying to break down the door. She previously heard him threaten another neighbor saying he would kill him with a gun.

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Volunteers are needed for the 30th annual California Coastal Cleanup Day events at Doheny State Beach and the Dana Point Harbor on Saturday, Sept. 20.

At Doheny, the cleanup will take place from 9 a.m. to noon, led by state park naturalist Vicki Wiker. Volunteers will meet at the Lifeguard Headquarters building near San Juan Creek and then fan out to clean the creek, beach and park. Environmental displays and refreshments provided by local eateries will be available. Please bring work gloves, a bag or bucket to collect trash in and a water bottle to re-fill at the drinking water station.

At the Harbor, participants have a choice of three areas in which to help—underwater, on the water or landside.

The underwater cleanup runs from 8 a.m. to noon. Participating divers must possess current open water or equivalent dive certification. Beach Cities Scuba, 34283 Pacific Coast Highway, in Dana Point is offering a 50 percent discount on rental equipment for volunteers. Contact them at 949.443.3858. Participants will receive

hotwire a gold Buick sedan.

Volunteers pose with debris removed from the Harbor floor at an underwater cleanup last year. California Coastal Cleanup Day brings hundreds of volunteers to the Harbor, Doheny Beach and surrounding areas for a day of fun and camaraderie while working to beautify the area’s coastline. Courtesy photo

an event T-shirt, complimentary food and beverages and prizes will be awarded for the most unusual items recovered. Certified divers, kayakers and volunteers can register and obtain more information by contacting the Dana West Marina office at 949.493.6222 or visit www.dphunderwatercleanup.com. Free parking will be provided.

The on-the-water cleanup also goes from 8 a.m. to noon. Volunteers should contact Lisa Hazelton at Dana Point Yacht Club at

949.463.7970. Registration and sign in will take place at the yacht club, 24399 Dana Drive in the Harbor. Parking for volunteers will be made available.

The cigarette butt roundup runs from 9 a.m. to noon. Contact Penny Elia at 949.499.4499 for more information. Registration and sign in will take place at the Dana West Marina, cove side parking lot at 24650 Dana Point Harbor Drive. Free parking will be provided.

To learn more about Coastal Cleanup

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The Dana Point 5th Marine Regiment Support Group is looking for volunteers to “adopt” Marines and their families as part of Operation Joining Forces.

The 5th Marine Regiment Headquarters Company will be joining a 2,100 member Special Marine Air Ground Task Force (SMAGTF) deploying in September for seven months to countries in the Middle East. With this in mind, the support group has created a program through which citizens can adopt a single Marine or a Marine and their family while they are deployed.

Volunteers may send goodie boxes and write letters to their Marine while at the same time offering assistance the family left behind at Camp Pendleton.

Register to adopt a Marine, or a Marine and their family, by filling out a brief form on the support group’s website at www. danapoint5thmarines.com.

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BY ANDREA SWAYNE

Now Open WATERMAN’S HARBOR RESTAURANT 34661 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.764.FISH (3474), www.watermandp.com Quality cuisine with harbor and ocean views is now being served at the newest restaurant in the Dana Point Harbor—Waterman’s Harbor Restaurant.

Damian Collins and his father John Collins officially opened the new eatery— with upper and lower patio dining and a clean-lined architecturally modern flair, punctuated with rich cedar woodwork— on Monday. The restaurant occupies the former site of the Jolly Roger restaurant, but was built from the ground up.

Waterman’s Harbor is a fourth in the Dana Point-San Clemente area for the Collins men, who aptly describe the concept as upscale, yet unpretentious.

They also own Sunset’s Capo Beach and StillWater Spirits & Sounds in Dana Point, and last year sold Sunsets at the Pier in San Clemente.

“It’s super exciting to be here in the Harbor. We’re looking forward to working with all the new restaurants that hopefully will be coming in and to giving a little

kick start to the Harbor revitalization process,” Damian Collins said at a private preview party on Saturday, Sept. 13. “We are also really pleased to have Chef John Cuevas on board, along with Nick Cozens (director of operations), to bring a whole new dimension to Dana Point dining, with high quality food and great views.”

Cuevas, director of culinary for Waterman’s Harbor, brings a passion for preparing locally-sourced, high-quality ingredients in a manner that is approachable, flavorful and packs an element of surprise. He describes Waterman’s as a “sustainable, fresh, farm to table, water to table, 80 percent seafood house.”

“It’s all about bringing fresh seafood out of the water, through the back door, preparing it and sending it out to table,” Cuevas said. “It’s a very simple, less is more philosophy. We’re not trying to reinvent the wheel. We are all about quality and simplicity.”

Cuevas’ road to becoming an executive chef began in childhood. Raised in a restaurant and with an interest in cooking from an early age, he turned his passion into a career. Cuevas has spent more than a decade at premier hotels, including experience as an executive chef at Montage Beverly Hills and as chef de cuisine at Montage Laguna Beach and the St. Regis.

“One of the best things about this place is the view and the group I’m working with,” Cuevas said. “They’re real down to earth people. They get it.”

Waterman’s Harbor is open nightly for dinner at 4 p.m. and will be adding lunch service in October.

Clockwise from the top: Waterman’s Harbor owner Damian Collins (wearing the hat) is joined by members of his team, city officials and Dana Point Chamber of Commerce representatives for a ribbon cutting on Saturday, Sept. 13. The Waterman’s Harbor Restaurant opened Monday at the Dana Point Harbor. Chef John Cuevas is the director of culinary at the new Waterman’s Harbor restaurant. Photos: Andrea Swayne

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Atlas Sneered For those who seem to worship uber-capitalist Ayn Rand, here are some self-proclaimed particulars you should know about her

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tlas Shrugged, the third part of a film trilogy of Ayn Rand’s landmark novel is playing in Orange County theaters at the moment. A huge following, including life-long Rand fan Paul Ryan, has built their social positions from her philosophy. She has become a major figure in the intensely partisan economic debate and is often glorified as an uber capitalist. While her fictional characters may seem appealing, Ayn Rand herself—not so much. Since many of her fans may only know her by her novels (and some only by this film trilogy) true-life details about her may come as a surprise.

Ayn Rand was a committed atheist; an amphetamine-addicted author who wrote glowing praise for serial killers and stock market cheaters of her day. She

Letters to the Editor

DO THE RIGHT THING CITY COUNCIL, REJECT BUILDING VARIANCE REQUESTS RICK MORGAN, Dana Point

Dear Dana Point City Councilmembers, I would like to go on record as stating that I am vehemently against any variances, specifically with regard to building height, allowed on any new development in Dana Point.

Visitors and residents alike are greeted at the south end of town by a lovely, Spanish-style archway. And then what?

A hotel, oversized and garish, with what kind of architecture?

Regardless of whether it’s the proposed Doheny Hotel, the proposed Majestic condo pile in Town Center or, more recently, the newest consideration proposed for the corner of Golden Lantern and Pacific Coast Highway, if even one of them is granted a height variance (as the ad, paid for by Concerned Dana Point Residents, states in the most recent issue of the Dana Point Times), “all bets will be off” and we’ll end

despised democracy on the grounds that “the masses” were “lice” and “parasites” who scarcely deserved to live. She actually wrote a book titled The Virtue of Selfishness.

Bernie Madoff and Enron WAVELENGTHS execs were big fans.

By Jim Kempton Rand’s extreme laissezfaire “objectivism” philosophy maintained that humans were one of two types: Supermen who created wisdom, truth and wealth or “the naked, twisted, mindless figure of the human incompetent.” Just like the communists from which she fled as a child, the majority of humans were leeches trying to feed off the moral (if ruthless) capitalists. Altruistic caring humans were “mud to be ground underfoot, fuel to be burned.” Yet for many church going “believers,” this Russian champion of atheism has somehow been seen as an American icon.

Rand glorified psychopath William Hickman, a lurid deviant serial killer who kidnapped a 12-year-old girl from her junior high school, raped her and dismembered her body. He sent parts of her body to the police in pieces, mocking them. In her diaries of the time, Rand wrote long tomes elevating Hickman as “the amazing picture of a man with a consciousness all his own. A man who really stands alone, in action and in soul …. Other people do not exist for him and he does not see why they

up with a city that we no longer recognize.

Every developer who comes into town will see the precedent set and expect like considerations. Should any of these go through, I dread to think what would end up at the former mobile home park on the other side of the entrance to Dana Point.

To put it bluntly, it stinks.

I find it difficult to believe that any of you are even considering voting for these requests. I know that three of you are vacating your council seats come November, but I beg you not to leave us a legacy of more monstrous, non-conforming hotels and condos. To allow the Majestic project as proposed would be like dumping the St. Regis Hotel right in the middle of Town Center, only without the open land around it.

So many of us moved to Dana Point— my wife and I came here 27 years ago—for the small-town atmosphere and every few years it seems we have to battle yet another wave of development by greedy property owners who will never live here.

All they care about is lining their pockets with more and more money. It sickens me.

Make no mistake, I’m not anti-development. On the contrary, I recognize that this city has to grow, but it must be done responsibly. We have laws and ordinances for a reason and the Planning Commission correctly and unanimously rejected the Page 7

should.” She lionized him as “a brilliant, unusual, exceptional boy,” shimmering with “immense, explicit egotism.”

These facts, by the way, are not in dispute. They are direct quotes from her own books, journals and magazine writings; she repeated them endlessly in diaries, speeches and public conversations as well.

Nevertheless, Rush Limbaugh praises her as a high priestess of America. With her assertions that government is “evil” and “selfishness is the only virtue,” she has developed a cult following across the USA. You can argue that Rand was a great philosopher or a silly sophomoric hack.

You can defend her brutal egocentricity as bold or see it as the savage animal in us. You can excuse her as a “victim” of her ugly communist childhood or despair at her lack of human kindness. What is absolutely impossible to do is call her (and her world views) American.

Jim Kempton was a graduate of Saint John’s Episcopal Middle School, where for two years he was required to spend an hour at chapel every weekday before Latin class, reading the canticles of St. Luke out loud with the other seventh and eighth graders.

He read Rand’s Fountainhead and Atlas Shrugged but much prefers Ecclesiastes as a lasting life guide. DP PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the DP Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the DP Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@danapointtimes.com

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We apologize for any inconvenience its publication may have caused.

Doheny Hotel’s proposed five stories for multiple very good reasons.

We were able to work out a reasonable plan for the Headlands. Why not something that’s attractive at this entrance to town?

Has anyone thought of a visitor’s center, either there or at the old Busk/Villa Hotel lot? Something that has some cohesion and continuity that works with the archway?

Do the right thing councilmembers.

Reject these projects, starting with the Doheny Hotel, unless the property owners are willing to conform to our laws. Have some integrity. You work for us—not them.

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YOUR SEVEN-DAY EVENT PLANNER

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What’s going on in and around town this week COMPILED BY STAFF

Friday | 19 AROMATHERAPY YOGA 5:30 p.m.-6:30 p.m. Elevate all your senses at this gentle yoga class featuring essential oils. Donation based. Funds donated will be given to the Cancer Research Center.

Sun Salute Yoga, 24582 Del Prado Ave., Dana Point, 949.371.6097.

MIKE HAMILTON 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Live music at Salt Creek Grille. 32802 Pacific Coast Highway, Dana Point, 949.661.7799, www.saltcreekgrille.com.

Saturday | 20 DANA POINT FARMERS MARKET 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Seasonal produce, flowers and much more at La Plaza Park each Saturday. 949.248.3500, www.danapoint.org.

MARKETING WITHOUT MONEY, FOR ARTISTS 9 a.m.-noon. Learn how to market your art with little or no budget. $10 admission includes a free copy of Tom Patty’s Marketing Without Money. Fifty percent of the profits will go to support Dana Point Coastal Arts. Register at

www.endlessdreamspublishing.com/ events.html. Event is limited to 100 guests.

Dana Point Women’s Club Community House, 24642 San Juan Street, Dana Point.

SATURDAY MOVIES IN THE PARK Dusk. The San Juan Capistrano Equestrian Coalition invites families to enjoy the film The Horse in the Grey Flannel Suit at the Rancho Mission Viejo Riding Park, 30753 La Pata Rd., San Juan Capistrano.

For more info, call 949.234.1696 or visit www.sjcec.org.

SHADES OF J 6:30 p.m.-9 p.m. Taste blends from the West Coast’s smallest, finest wineries accompanied by vibrant small plates and live music. Wine tastings run from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. each Saturday. DaVine Food & Wine, 34673 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.493.4044, www.davine-wine.com.

BIOLUMINESCENCE CRUISE 7 p.m.-10 p.m. The Ocean Institute’s nighttime Bioluminescence Cruise provides a unique opportunity to learn about and witness the remarkable ability of some marine animals to glow in the dark. $35 for adults, $22 for children ages 4 to 12. 24200 Dana Point Harbor Drive, Dana Point, 949.496.2274, www.ocean-institute.org.

MUSIC HARBOR CRUISE 8 p.m. Enjoy music from Cali Conscious aboard the 95-foot vessel Dana Pride while cruising the harbor. Boat features a full bar. Occurs each Saturday. $15. Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watch-

Members of the State Farm team have a little fun during last year’s Relay for Life event at Lantern Bay Park. Photo: Lauralyn Loynes

Relay FoR liFe Dana Point • SatURDay, SePt. 20 10 a.m. Relay for Life Dana Point is a 24-hour-long event where participants take turns walking laps to raise awareness and funds to help end cancer while honoring survivors as well as those lost to the disease. Following the opening ceremony, the Survivors’ Lap begins at 10:30 a.m. This year’s survivor speaker is Dana Point resident and Orange County Sheriff, Sandra Hutchens. At 9 p.m. the candlelight Luminaria Ceremony will be held.

The power of this ceremony lies in providing an opportunity for people to work through grief and find hope. The Fight Back Ceremony, symbolizing the emotional commitment made in the fight against cancer, will be held at 9 a.m. on Sunday, followed by the closing ceremony at 10 a.m. Walk as a team or an individual. Lantern Bay Park, 25111 Park Lantern Road, Dana Point, www.relayforlife.org.

and subtlety. Hardy is fine as the film’s lead, and the pup is an adorable partner for him and Rapace. The film is the last cinematic appearance for Gandolfini, who died in 2013. But the real standout is Matthias Schoenaerts, who has quickly become one of the better supporting actors around, as the main bad guy. For an end of summer release, The Drop provides satisfactory entertainment for grown-up audiences. —Megan Bianco

ing, 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.496.5794, www.danawharf.com.

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HALF-PRICED WHALE WATCHING 10 a.m., noon, 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Hop onboard this two-hour cruise to see dolphins, whales and other marine life in the wild. $22.50. Dana Wharf Sportfishing & Whale Watching, 34675 Golden Lantern, Dana Point, 949.496.5794, www.danawharf.com.

ARIAS IN THE AFTERNOON 4 p.m. Afternoon of opera arias sung by sopranos Hannah Waldman and Heather Athan-Pechous. $15 suggested donation, St. Clement’s by-the-Sea Episcopal Church, 202 Avenida Aragon, San Clemente.

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ust a few weeks before the holiday season begins, Fox Searchlight Pictures has released the suspense/ crime thriller The Drop. Debuting at the Toronto Film Festival a week earlier, the chilling film first started getting hype as the “movie with Tom Hardy and a puppy,” in reference to a set of candid photos taken during filming.

In the Brooklyn underworld, cash payoffs to gangs are passed along through local bars. Easy-going bartender Bob (Hardy) gets mixed up in a robbery gone awry that soon also involves his cousin, manager of the bar, Marv (James Gandolfini). In between trying to dodge suspicious cops and gangsters, Bob takes in an injured puppy and raises it with potential girlfriend Nadia (Noomi Rapace).

The Drop is director Michaël R. Roskam’s first American film and adapted

by Dennis Lehane from his own short story, Animal Rescue. Though the feature involves criminals, there is little action and mostly thrills built around threats

MARCH FOR PEACE & UNITY 8 a.m. The march is a grassroots effort to encourage people to stand up for peace and unity as part of the worldwide observance of World Peace Day. Meet at Strand Vista Park in Dana Point and walk to Laguna Beach. The event is free. Walkers are invited to bring musical instruments and signs promoting peace. Participants may choose to walk the strand only or all the way and then attend a lecture by author and peace activist Miko Peled at 2 p.m. at Neighborhood Congregational Church Laguna, 340 St. Ann’s Drive, Laguna Beach. For more info on the lecture, visit www.ncclaguna.org.

More information about the march can be found on Facebook by searching “Global March for Peace & Unity Dana Point” or call Karla and Manuel at 949.836.8259.

Monday | 22 COUNTRY DANCIN’ WITH PATRICK AND FRIENDS 6:30 p.m. Live music andsteak night at The Swallow’s Inn, 31786 Camino Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, 949.493.3188, www.swallowsinn.com.

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Wednesday | 24 DANA POINT HISTORICAL SOCIETY MEETING 7 p.m. In observance of the 25th anniversary of city incorporation, the Dana Point Historical Society’s monthly meeting will include a talk by graphic artist Rick Morgan on designing the city’s official seal. Dana Point City Hall Council Chambers, 33282 Golden Lantern. www.danapointhistorical.org.

Thursday | 25 MISSION READERS BOOK DISCUSSION GROUP 10:30 a.m. Join other readers for a lively book discussion. Copies of the book will be available to checkout after the meeting. Occurs the fourth Thursday of the month. San Juan Capistrano Library, 31495 El Camino Real. 949.493.1752. www.ocpl.org.

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his column has always focused on what was, but now is gone. As my mentor, Doris Walker said and imparted on me, “If things do not change, what would I write about?” Change in Dana Point has always been long in coming. And when it does, it is met with resistance, and sometimes it is stopped. A case in point is the “Pacific Coast Freeway.”

In 1956, President Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act. It was then boasted as a $1.1 billion fund and called “the greatest public-works program in the history of the world.” And every state wanted a piece of that pie. Orange County was no different.

In June 1957, members of the California State Highway Commission studied a proposal for the construction of the Orange Coast Freeway, an inland route to replace Pacific Coast Highway. It was to connect Long Beach to the San Diego Freeway, under construction at the time, at Capistrano Beach. It was scheduled to cut through Newport Beach at 16th street and go through Laguna Beach.

But in 1960, Orange County Supervisors wanted to probe that alignment so an agreeable route could be recommended to the state, as by this time the state hadn’t provided an actual road map. But soon word of bisecting Laguna Beach came, which only caused Laguna Beach to mobilize groups opposing the plan. As a result, the state became firm in its plans but chose not to air them resulting in a protest against any plan and not just the location.

By October 1964, the county finally said it had to go around Laguna Beach and stay away from the coast. However, in Dana Point, it would cross Del Obispo.

In a 1969 report, the following was said of Dana Point: “Growth has been slow and development uncontrolled, but the two major elements, the Dana Point Harbor and the Coast Freeway, are going to produce more change in the area in the

next 10 years than in the last 200.” The now called Pacific Coast Freeway, from Corona Del Mar to Capistrano, became eighth on the priority list of Orange County freeways with a proposed “scenic highway” desigIT’S HISTORY

By Carlos N. nation.

Olvera In the 1970s, there was a widespread revolt across the U.S., including significant political opposition to freeways. The rising fuel costs due to the oil embargo and long gas lines put a cloud over scenic driving. Laguna Niguel homeowner associations got into the picture, opposing the plan that hadn’t started yet. It was estimated 665 residents would need to move. The freeway would go through Dana Point where Dana Hills High School now sits. While that freeway debate was going on just north of us, the county started planning for the new freeway by making Golden Lantern an off ramp and a six lane highway to the Harbor. The “improvement” included a 40-foot easement removing 10 homes on the east side between PCH and Selva Road that remains today. Despite the objection of residents, the Fifth District Supervisor, Ronald Caspers of Newport Beach, made the motion to approve the acquisition saying it was the least costly option.

Opposition mounted, city by city, along the route to re-study it. Among those joining in opposition was Supervisor Caspers—as the route had now changed to include impacts in Newport Beach— who suggested the study involve a no route option.

As delays continued, financial difficulties, including the lack of federal funds, were raised, delaying construction at least into the 1980s. The state legislature was canceling several portions of the major planned freeways, including nearly 100 miles of the

Coast Freeway 1970: Proposed freeway in 1970 from South Coast Scenic Improvement Plan (1969) which included the current revitalization of the Dana Point business district. Photo: Orange County Archives

Pacific Coast Freeway. By August 1972, the governor signed three bills deleting the proposed Pacific Coast Freeway.

By April 1973, the county had not dropped the freeway zoning. Even developers were subject to constantly changing conditions. The Thunderbird Development, which the planned freeway would go right through, sought a zone change from open space/residential to high-density and commercial. Then when the developer wanted to go back, the county said no, and that a transportation corridor was still

needed. But by 1975, the state had already sold several properties at auction.

Only about 68 percent of the national freeways planned in the ’60s were ever completed.

Carlos N. Olvera is Vice Chair of the OC Historical Commission and a Dana Point City Councilman. DP PLEASE NOTE: In an effort to provide our readers with a wide variety of opinions from our community, the DP Times provides Guest Opinion opportunities in which selected columnists’ opinions are shared. The opinions expressed in these columns are entirely those of the columnist alone and do not reflect those of the DP Times or Picket Fence Media. If you would like to respond to this column, please email us at editorial@danapointtimes.com

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Last week’s solution:

Each Sudoku puzzle consists of a 9x9 grid that has been subdivided into nine smaller grids of 3x3 squares. To solve the puzzle, each row, column and box must contain each of the numbers 1 to 9. Puzzles come in three grades: easy, medium and difficult. Level: Medium

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2014 Dana Hills High School Fall Sports Preview Dolphin teams brace for new season, challenges

BY STEVE BREAZEALE, DANA POINT TIMES

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE

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he Dana Hills High School fall sports season is underway and many of the programs are already gearing up for league play in the coming weeks. In our fall sports preview, we break down each Dolphin team and get you primed for the season.

For in-game updates, scores, news and more on all the Dana Hills High School fall sports teams, follow us on Twitter @SouthOCsports.

9.23 JSerra Catholic DHHS, 5:30 p.m.

9.25 Mater Dei DHHS, 6 p.m.

9.30 Laguna Beach DHHS, 6 p.m.

10.2* Tesoro DHHS, 6 p.m.

10.7* Capistrano Valley CVHS, 5:30 p.m.

10.14* San Clemente DHHS, 6 p.m.

GIRLS TENNIS The Dana Hills girls tennis team is accustomed to claiming the South Coast League title. Last season was no different, as the Dolphins cruised to win the league hardware and advanced to the quarterfinals of the CIF-SS Division 1 Team Championships, where they lost to University.

The South Coast League is always competitive, but this season, Dana Hills head coach Justin Green feels the Dolphins will face even tougher opposition, especially against rival Tesoro High School.

“This year (in league) will be interesting. It could be a little closer,” Green said.

“Tesoro will be very tough. They have some star singles players and they’ve all gotten a bit older. So it will be interesting to see where we stack up with them.”

Green said that the Dolphins will lack the star power they’ve had in seasons past, but return plenty of top players to their singles and doubles rotation.

Senior Gressa Foley will be tasked with squaring off against opposing team’s top players in singles competition. Mona

GIRLS TENNIS SCHEDULE 9.22* Capistrano Valley CVHS, 3 p.m.

9.24* Aliso Niguel DHHS, 3 p.m.

10.1 University UHS, 3 p.m.

10.2* San Clemente SCHS, 3 p.m.

10.7* Tesoro THS, 3 p.m.

10.8 Mira Costa Laguna Niguel RC, 3 p.m.

10.9* Capistrano Valley DHHS, 3 p.m.

10.14* Aliso Niguel ANHS, 3 p.m.

10.21* San Clemente DHHS, 3 p.m.

10.23* Tesoro DHHS, 3 p.m.

10.24 Santa Barbara SBHS, 3 p.m.

10.25 Dos Pueblos DPHS, 10 a.m.

10.28-29* SCL Finals Laguna Niguel RC, 1 p.m.

11.5 CIF Playoffs TBA, TBA *denotes league match

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10.16* San Juan Hills SJHHS, 6 p.m.

10.21* Tesoro THS, 5:30 p.m.

10.23* Capistrano Valley DHHS, 6 p.m.

10.29* San Clemente SCHS, 5:30 p.m.

11.3* San Juan Hills DHHS, 6 p.m.

*denotes league match

Junior Jacklyn Melkonian will be a key player on the Dana Hills girls tennis team in 2014. Photo: Steve Breazeale

Mosavi and Jasmine Mosavi will also play singles.

The Dolphins have plenty of depth, which is evident in their doubles pairings.

Jacklyn Melkonian, Tatum Phillips, Emilia Gorczyka and Dana Mackensen have all been paired up in the early part of the season. In the Dolphins season opening match against Woodbridge, the doubles teams earned eight out of a possible nine points to seal a 14-4 win.

“Our depth is definitely a strength. On any given day anyone can step up,” Green said.

Two-sport standout junior Ayla Fresenius, who also plays volleyball, did not play in the team’s match against Northwood and her presence in the roster will fluctuate. Green said the team will only be stronger when Fresenius, who will likely play doubles, is with the team.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL When the Dana Hills girls volleyball team showed up for practice on Sept.

15, they were not asked to start running through drills and warm up. Instead, firstyear head coach Mark Rivadeneyra asked his team to grab their cell phones, find a spot outside the gym and upload game film he had just sent them.

While the school’s Wi-Fi system did not allow the team to access the video on campus, the message was clear. Rivadeneyra wants the team to better assess their own

Junior Alya Fresenius will play outside hitter for the Dana Hills girls volleyball team in 2014. Photo: Steve Breazeale

game. Through use of custom game film, in which the coach provides voice overs to highlight positives and negatives and detailed statistical breakdowns, Rivadeneyra hopes to accomplish that. It is all part of

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Rivadeneyra’s coaching style, which the Dolphins have been adjusting to in the early part of the season.

Dana Hills (3-5) does not have a winning record, but that is mainly because Rivadeneyra has been using multiple lineups in every game. The team has been broken into defined groups and players have been competing in the same group for much of the nonleague schedule, with a few substitutions thrown in along the way.

“I’ve been playing everybody. But they know who’s starting, they know who’s going in,” Rivadeneyra said. “In the next week or so we’ll have it zeroed in. They’re really competing and getting to know what I want.”

The Dolphins offense will be fueled by returning junior outside hitter Ayla Fresenius and the Dolphins middle blockers: juniors Emily Likins, Jessica Dougherty and Andrea O’Malley. Seniors Courtney Mueller (setter), Ellen Koci (libero) and Kendall Smith (opposite) will provide the veteran leadership.

Dana Hills is in the midst of a tough nonleague schedule, having already played Edison, Orange Lutheran and Santa Margarita. Games against Huntington Beach, Mater Dei and Laguna Beach are scheduled for later this month. It’s a daunting slate of games but the Dolphins, who return only six players, appear up for the task.

“We definitely are playing a lot of better teams this year than we did last year so I think it’s more of a testament to how we’re doing now,” senior setter Courtney Mueller said. “Now that we’re playing teams that are at our level or stronger I think we’re going to get better as a team because we’re pushed more.”

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BOYS AND GIRLS CROSS COUNTRY

From L to R: Senior Marko Asic, junior Riley Zachary and senior Bennett Williams and the Dana Hills boys water polo team will play for a third consecutive South Coast League title this season. Photo: Steve Breazeale

BOYS WATER POLO The Dana Hills boys water polo offense will boast a formidable attacking duo this season, as seniors Marko Asic and Bennett Williams return.

Both players offer unique skill sets, according to head coach Matt Rosa.

Rosa said that Asic is a pure shooter, who can score from all angles and can also create for his teammates. Asic plays the ball handler role and uses his creativity, skill and vision to score.

Williams, who spent the offseason playing with the USA Men’s Youth National Team, plays with a more aggressive style, Rosa said. The veteran coach said Williams likes to drive and slash his way to the goal and positions his body well. In seven games, Williams has 18 goals and 16 assists.

“Most teams don’t have the attacker

BOYS WATER POLO SCHEDULE 9.20 Agoura San Juan Hills High School, 12:45 p.m.

9.30* El Toro ETHS, 5 p.m.

10.2* Tesoro THS, 5 p.m.

10.7* Tesoro DHHS, 5 p.m.

10.9 Laguna Beach LBHS, 4 p.m.

10.14* San Clemente SCHS, 5 p.m.

10.17 Los Osos LOHS, 4:15 p.m.

10.18 Huntington Beach HBHS, 1 p.m.

10.21* Mission Viejo DHHS, 5 p.m.

10.28* El Toro DHHS, 5 p.m.

11.4* San Clemente DHHS, 5 p.m.

11.6* Mission Viejo MVHS, 5 p.m. *denotes league game

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combination that we have. We have two really good attackers that are matchup problems on the perimeter,” Rosa said.

“The combination of the two of them—guy with real good ball skills, pure shooter, and the attacker that can move really well—is tough. Especially when we get to our league, I think teams are going to struggle to match up with them.”

Junior goalie Riley Zachary returns to anchor the Dolphins defense.

Despite reaching the quarterfinals of the postseason in back to back years, the Dolphins, and the South Coast League, have been moved to Division 2 in 2014.

The move should make their path to another deep playoff run slightly easier.

The Dolphins competed in tournaments throughout the summer and were without Williams, who was playing in Europe, for much of that stretch, leading to weeks of up and down results.

The Dolphins’ are playing the same nonleague schedule they did last season.

The slate features top-ranked programs and high-profile tournaments. So far, the Dolphins own a 2-5 overall record, picking up wins over Cathedral Catholic and Claremont.

The tough nonleague schedule was designed by Rosa in an effort to get his relatively untested team experience playing at a high level.

“We’ve had some growing pains. It’s a learning experience. They’re going to have to learn how to play at that level and we’re not there yet. We’re going to have to figure out how to play well and by the time we get to CIF, we’ll be prepped for that,” Rosa said.

The Dolphins, who are currently ranked No. 5 in the CIF-SS Division 2 rankings, are set to open league play with a match against El Toro on Sept. 30.

When first-year head coach Chris Cota started running practices with the Dana Hills girls cross country team this offseason, he brought his unique sports background with him. Cota specializes in the discipline of parkour, or free-running, and even instructs others in the momentumbased act of moving through obstacles in the most efficient way possible.

After test running parkour-style strength and training exercises with the Dolphins track and field teams last spring, Cota began working out the cross county squad in the same manner. The Dolphins took part in certain stretches and cross training methods, like swimming, in order to strengthen their bodies to avoid injuries over the course of a long season.

“It’s a lot of dysfunctional movement.

We tend to isolate muscles when we’re running so we’re trying to mix it up,” Cota said. “That’s why we swam and cross trained (in the offseason), trying to balance out any muscle imbalances we had and it’s helped out. I’m excited to see what’s going to happen with the new things that we added.”

The Dolphins enter 2014 following a season that saw them place fourth in the competitive South Coast League. Dana Hills qualified for the CIF-SS Prelims, but failed to advance to the championship competition.

Dana Hills was young last season, and return many of their top runners.

Seniors Lindsay Cullen and Camille Foder, along with juniors Sienna Serrao, Christina Wright and Camille Perkins round out a veteran group. Sophomores Jennifer Daly and Kathryn Kaloroumakis are coming off strong track and field seasons and should contribute immediately, Cota said.

The Dolphins will stray from their usual

season schedule this weekend with a trip up to San Francisco to compete at the Lowell Invitational at Golden Gate Park.

The Dana Hills boys cross country team is coming off a very successful 2013 season that saw them place third at the CIF-SS Championships and third at state.

The Dolphins also competed at the elite Nike Cross Nationals meet, where they placed 18th.

Junior co-captain Jake Ogden burst onto the cross country scene as a freshman and has developed as one of the more successful runners in Orange County. As a sophomore, Ogden captured the CIF-SS Division 1 individual title.

The Dolphins have several returning runners who will join Ogden at the top of the rotation, including junior co-captain Mason Coppi, who had a standout track and field season last spring.

Senior co-captain Alex Smith, Kobi Greenberg and junior Colin Stein will also play important roles this season.

The Dolphins entered the season ranked No. 3 in the CIF-SS Division 1 polls but have since slipped out of the top-10.

CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE 9.20 Mt. Carmel Invit.

San Diego, 8:30 a.m.

9.27 Dana Hills Invit.

DHHS, TBA 10.8* SCL Cluster Irvine Regional Park, 2 p.m.

10.11 Clovis Invit.

Fresno, TBA 10.18 OC Championships Irvine Regional Park, 8 a.m.

10.25 Mt. SAC Invit.

Mt. SAC, 7:15 a.m.

11.6* SCL Finals Irvine Regional Park, 1 p.m.

11.15 CIF Prelims Mt. SAC, TBA 11.22 CIF Finals Mt. SAC, TBA 11.29 CIF State Meet Fresno, TBA *denotes league meet

Junior Sienna Serrao, left, and sophomore Kathryn Kaloroumakis will run at the top of the pack for the Dana Hills girls cross country team. Photo: Steve Breazeale

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GIRLS GOLF The effort put in by the Dana Hills girls golf team over the offseason is paying dividends in the early part of their season.

Three golfers currently inside the team’s top-5 have improved their nine-hole scoring average by at least six strokes, giving them the consistent scores they will need to compete in the South Coast League.

Sophomore Natalie Parada made one of the more dramatic improvements in the offseason. As a freshman, Parada’s scoring average was 56.8. She is now averaging 47.4 and carded a season-best 44 (+8) at Dove Canyon Country Club on Sept. 3.

Junior Emily Regan and senior Carly Perone have also improved by several strokes.

The key to the improvement, according to new head coach Glenn Forster, has been the team adopting a yearlong approach to the game. Aside from all of the players taking part in the golf class on campus in the spring semester, many of them consulted swing coaches in the offseason and have continued with them into the season.

The Dolphins top players from last year have also improved, most noticeably senior Tori Hummel. Hummel’s team-best scoring average of 37.9 is down from last year’s average of 42.5.

Sophomore Joan Soewondo, one of the leading match medalists in Orange County in 2013, returns to form a one-two punch with Hummel at the top of the rotation.

Soewondo played in a lot of offseason tournaments, where she competed in 18-hole events, and is just now settling in to the nine-hole high school format, according to Forster.

On Sept. 11, in a nonleague match against Newport Harbor, Soewondo fired off a round of 32 (-4) on the front nine at El Niguel Country Club. The Dolphins would go on to win the match with a score of 206, their current season best. “(Hummel and Soewondo) are just super consistent. Tori, from last year to this year, has improved two or three strokes and medaled four times already,”

Senior Carly Perone practices on the range at El Niguel Country Club. Photo: Steve Breazeale

GIRLS GOLF SCHEDULE 9.23* San Clemente El Niguel CC, 2:30 p.m.

9.25* San Clemente/ Palm Desert SC Municipal, TBA 9.26 Rainbow Sandal Invit.

SC Municipal, 12:30 p.m.

10.1* Aliso Niguel El Niguel CC, 3:30 p.m.

10.2* Aliso Niguel El Niguel CC, 2:30 p.m.

10.7* San Juan Hills El Niguel CC, 2:30 p.m.

Dolphin Report

10.9* San Juan Hills Marbella CC, 3 p.m.

10.15* Tesoro Tijeras Creek GC, 4 p.m.

10.16* Tesoro El Niguel CC, 2:30 p.m.

10.20-21* SCL Finals TBA, TBA 10.27 CIF Individuals TBA, TBA 10.30 CIF Team TBA, TBA

BY STEVE BREAZEALE, DANA POINT TIMES

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*denotes league match

Senior Tori Hummel hits a shot on the practice range at El Niguel Country Club. Photo: Steve Breazeale

Dana Point Times September 19–25, 2014

Forster said. “They both just hit greens and consistently two putt. And on a good day, they’ll make those putts.”

The Dolphins narrowly lost out on the league title to rival Tesoro in 2013.

Forster believes the Titans, along with San Clemente, will be Dana Hills’ toughest opponent this season. SC Page 20

Despite being sick for most of the week, San Clemente High School senior quarterback Sam Darnold delivered one of the most productive performances of his career Friday night in a wire to wire 49-21 nonleague victory over Dana Hills at Thalassa Stadium.

Darnold, who was fighting an illness all week and barely practiced with the team, had six total touchdowns on the night. The USC commit completed 16 of

25 passes for 329 yards and four touchdowns. He also ran for 24 yards on nine carries and had two scores.

The Tritons led 21-7 at halftime and for the second consecutive week, they dominated the final 24 minutes of play.

San Clemente (3-0) scored 21 unanswered points to open up the third quarter. Sophomore Brandon Reaves scored on a 62-yard touchdown pass that saw him break several tackles. Cole Harlow reeled in a 47-yard yard catch to find the end zone and Jake Feiner punched in a one-yard run to give San Clemente a commanding 42-14 lead.

Dana Hills, who had multiple players starting on both sides of the ball, could not respond until the fourth quarter.

Wilber, who had 41 pass attempts, threw his second touchdown of the night to Nathan Hernandez with nine minutes to go in the game.

Dana Hills (0-3) will travel to play Villa Park on Sept. 19. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

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SCOOP ON THE LOCAL SURF COMMUNITY

San Clemente Surfers Out in Round 3 at Hurley Pro Camp SUP a Success

BY ANDREA SWAYNE, DANA POINT TIMES

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fter four days on hold, the arrival of a formidable southern hemisphere Hurricane Odile swell brought the world’s best surfers back to the famed cobblestone break at Lower Trestles on Tuesday. Among the Association of Surfing Professionals World Championship Tour’s best were San Clemente surfers Kolohe Andino and Tanner Gudauskas.

Gudauskas earned an extra day off on Tuesday after conquering possibly the toughest Round 1 match-up a surfer can get on Sept. 11, the first day of competition. Deploying his home break expertise, Gudauskas took down Australian Matt Wilkinson (10.13) and 11-time world champion Kelly Slater (14.80) with a score of 14.94, earning him a pass to Round 3.

Also on day one, Andino (13.97) was sent to Round 2 after a third-place finish in his first heat, coming in third behind Brazilian Jadson Andre (14.50) and Fred Patacchia of Hawaii (15.43).

In his Round 2 man-on-man heat Tuesday, Andino put on an exciting performance, dropping a score of 7.00 on his second wave and then, with only about three minutes left in the heat, turning in the back-up score he needed, for a 12.73 to 11.74 win over South African Travis Logie.

Just over five hours later—as storm clouds rolled in and the wind turned offshore—Andino returned to the lineup in Round 3, heat No. 4 against Miguel Pupo of Brazil. In another close “edge of

Stand-up paddling event at Doheny Beach introduces sport to newbies, supports seasoned athletes

Tanner Gudauskas of San Clemente was all smiles after his Hurley Pro at Trestles Round 1 win on Sept. 11, over Kelly Slater (Florida) and Australian Matt Wilkinson. Photo: Andrea Swayne

your seat” contest, Andino found himself in need of a 5.67 for the win with only seconds left on the clock. His attempt at a winning buzzer-beater garnered only a 4.33, relegating him to the runner-up position, 10.93 to 11.16, behind Pupo, and ending his Hurley Pro campaign.

Andino’s heat would be the last of the day, as contest organizers were asked by state park officials to stop, due to possible

lighting storm activity.

Round 3 competition resumed Wednesday morning and in the third heat of the day Gudauskas faced Slater once again. This time Slater edged him out, 14.17 to 13.84, to take the win by a mere 0.33 of a point.

As of press time on Wednesday, contest officials were expecting to finish the Hurley Pro and the Swatch Women’s Pro on Thursday. DP

SURF FORECAST

GROM OF THE WEEK

MAX BEACH

Age: 13, Shorecliffs Middle School Max Beach’s seventh grade year will also be his first on the school surf team. Already a competitor in the Western Surfing Association Championship Tour and the Volcom Qualifying Series, Max is looking forward to representing his school in the Scholastic Surf Series. His practice schedule includes surfing every day, skateboarding and training at DSC. “I like to train to stay fit and ready for competition,” he said, adding that he is doing it all in hopes of someday qualifying for the World Tour. Max takes his school work seriously as well and is a straight ‘A’ student with plans to attend college. “If I make it on the tour I’ll do it online,” he said. “If I don’t, I’ll probably go to a traditional college.” He found his love for shortboarding when introduced to it by his dad. “My dad is a surfer and I kind of just followed in this footsteps,” Max said. “I learned from him but I’ve also known the Gudauskas brothers for a long time and I think watching them has really helped me progress.” Family and community Dana Point Times September 19–25, 2014

Water Temperature: 68-72 degrees F Water Visibility and Conditions: 6-9’ Fair

Max Beach. Photo: Bruce Beach

support also includes some sponsorship.

“I’d like to thank my sponsors Depactus, Nixon, Dreaded Deck, Mizu, Mayhem, JS Surfboards, Laguna Surf and Sport and my parents, of course,” he said. Surf travel is another passion Max hopes will continue throughout his surf career. His most recent trip took him to Tavarua Island in Fiji. “It was amazing,” he said. “My favorite thing about it was the waves and the people there are really kind.” He would like to go to Western Australia next. “I’m a goofy foot and there are a lot of lefts there. Also, I know Ry Craike and he’s always wanted us to stay at his house,” Max said. “I think we might go sometime after Christmas. That would be the best trip ever.”—Andrea Swayne

Thursday and Friday: Long period SW swell holds to eases on Thursday as some SSE swell joins in along with small mix of NW swell. The better Southern Hemi exposures throughout Orange County (Strongest in the southern part of the county) see surf in the head high to 1’+ overhead range (5-6’+), while standout summer spots produce occasional sets going 2’+ overhead (7’+) and better at times. Morning winds light+moderate westerly for some bump, then moderate to locally breezy Westerly flow develops into the afternoon. Skies are partly cloudy with hot daytime temps. The swell combination gradually winds down on Friday as lighter winds return for cleaner conditions.

Longer Range Outlook: The mix of SW and SSE swell continues to taper off over the weekend, along with the smaller NW swell blend, for mainly 2-3’+ waves by Sunday. Check out Surfline for more details and the longer range outlook!

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Ethan Mudge, of San Clemente, tries out a demo stand-up paddleboard from Hobie at Camp SUP on Sunday. Photo: Andrea Swayne

BY ANDREA SWAYNE, DANA POINT TIMES

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he first ever Camp SUP at Doheny State Beach last weekend is being referred to by organizers as the “first annual,” an early dubbing that speaks volumes on how successful they feel the event was.

Presented by SUP Magazine and lifestyle/apparel brand Salt Life, Camp SUP was organized with the intention of introducing new people to stand-up paddling, helping those already into the sport improve and to assemble a large variety of brands of equipment for anyone with an interest to try.

Classes from yoga and fitness to stroke technique and surfing were taught by some of the greats in the sport, including SUP pros Dave Boehne (Infinity, Dana Point), Gillian Gibree (San Diego), Connor Baxter (Hawaii) and Nikki Gregg (Oregon).

Will Taylor, managing editor for SUP magazine, said in a post-event statement that he was happy to see the paddling community come out in great numbers for this first of its kind event.

“Paddlers had everything they needed to have fun—from boards to paddles to apparel,” Taylor said. “The vibe on the water was awesome as well.”

More information, photos and a recap video can be found online at www.supthemag.com/camp-sup. Also, check out www.sanclementetimes.com for a photo slideshow from the event. DP www.danapointtimes.com